Question

Name some National parks in India?

Answer 1

Hint: In India, there are 101 current national parks covering an area of 40,564.00 km2, which is 1.23 percent of the country's geographical area. In central India, a vast state preserves landmarks from eras throughout Indian history and has the largest number of national parks in India.
The 'big four' species-Rhino, Lion, Royal Bengal tiger and Asian water buffalo are in Assam-are the subject of one of the national parks.

Complete answer:
National park -
-National park, a region set aside for the protection of the natural environment by a national government.
-For public recreation and enjoyment purposes or because of its historical or scientific significance, a national park may be set aside.
-A national park is a park developed and maintained by national governments that is in use for conservation purposes.
-The International Organization for the Conservation of Nature, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have designated a Category II type of protected area as a National Park.

There are several National Parks in India. Some of which are as follows:
a) Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh)
b) Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
c) Gir National Park (Gujarat)
d) Ranthambore National Path (Rajasthan)
e) Nagarhole National Park (Mysore)
f) Palamau National Park (Jharkhand)

a) Kanha National Park –
i) The Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha-Kisli National Park, is one of India's tiger reserves and the state of Madhya Pradesh's largest national park.
ii) Kanha Tiger Reserve is home to tiger, leopard, wild dog, fox and jackal populations.

b) Kaziranga National Park –
i) Kaziranga National Park spans 42,996 hectares and is situated in Assam State (ha). In the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain, it is the single largest undisturbed and representational area.
ii) The Park is home to the most single-horned rhinos in the world. The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos and after Kaziranga National Park, the second highest number of rhinos in Assam.

c) Gir National Park –
i) The Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Gujarat's Junagadh district.
ii) The Woods of the Gir are the only suitable habitat for Asian lions.
iii) It was proclaimed in 1965 as a sanctuary and in 1975 as a national park.
iv) In the semi-arid western part of India, the Gir Forests are the largest compact track of dry deciduous forest.

Note:
i) The biggest national park in India is Hemis National Park, situated in Ladakh.
ii) Hemis National Park is known internationally for its snow leopards, which are claimed to have the highest density in any protected area in the world.
iii) Hemis National Park is the only national park north of the Himalayas in India, the largest recorded protected area in India (the largest national park) and the second largest contiguous protected area after the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and protected areas in the vicinity.